Wall bracket supported liquid soap dispenser



W. J. DOBKIN WALL. BRACKET SUPPORTED LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER Jan. 29, 1952 2Y sHEETsf-SHEET 1 Filed July e, 194e INVENTy BY ATTORNEY Jan. 29, 1952 w. J. DOBKIN 2,583,688

WALL BRACKET SUPPORTED LIQUID SOAP DISPENSER IN V EN TOR.

BYwocVW/M 7' TRNE Y Patented Jan. 29, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE WALL BRACKET SUPPORTED LIQUID SOP DISPENSER William J. Dobkin, Jackson Heights, N. Y., as-

signor to Mac. B. Feinson, New York, N. Y. I

Application July 6, 1946, Serial No. 681,692'

which the entire mechanism may be simply installed, or taken down, but which when assembled, will be firmly and rigidly held in place. It is a further object to provide a dispenser capable of being refilled, by being assembled with a new container in which the soap is furnished, which will permit the use of a container made of glass, but in which the container may be securely held in place without danger of breakage.

It is a further object to provide a dispenser in which the soap container is locked into the dispenser to prevent pilferage, but in which it may be readily released and replaced by authorized persons.

It is a further object to provide the dispenser having a separable container for liquid soap in which the container will be rigidly held in place at both top and bottom so that when the container is made of glass it will be free from danger of being broken by beingwrenched or twisted.

It is a further object to provide a device of the character described in which a flat rectangular container may be used which can be held fiat against a support, and which may be inserted throughthe bottom of the dispensing mechanism and held in place without being screwed or forced in any manner, and yet which will be iirmly held in place against twisting,l bending, or rattling. Y

' It is a furtherl object to provide a device having a separable soap container with a` locking mechanism to hold the container in place; which is operated by a key to release the container, and which will remain in released position during replacement, but which may be again-moved to the locking position without the use of the key.

, Another object of this invention is to provide a leak-proof liquid soap dispenser having a removable soap reservoir preferably in the form of a glass bottle which may be relled from bulk supply if desired, but which has the advantage Vthat the soapreservoir may be simply replaced by a ready-packaged bottle of soap when deaired. Y

11 Claims. (Cl. Z22- 180) The invention accordingly comprises a device possessing the features, properties and the relation of elements which will be exempliiied in the article hereinafter described and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims. V

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference should be had to the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a dispenser embodying this invention, parts being shown in section.

Figure Zlis a detailed section'of the locking mechanism from the same point of view as Figure l. I I

Figure 3 is a detail of the same locking mechanism in front elevation', parts being in section.

Fig.` 4 is a detail of the dispensing mechanism and bracket from the rear when detached from the wall plate, showing the attaching means.

` Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail in elevation of the connections between the pump mechanism and the supporting bracket.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view of 'the same mechanism on the line marked 6 in Fig. 5.

In the drawings, the numeral I0 represents a wall plate adapted to be attached to a wall in any convenient manner as'for example by cement, or by screws not shown. Detachably` attached to the upper end of this plate is a bracket or head assembly II having a. downwardly extending hood I2 having a downwardly facing opening I4 into which may be inserted the upper end of a container I3, which maybe in the form of a bottle, preferablyhaving a shoulder surrounding the neck Whichiits closely into a downwardly facing opening I4 in the lower face of hood I2. The bottle is held in place by a locking assembly I5 attached to the bottom end of4 the plate I0.

Referring now to theV head assembly Il., there is provided a plate I E having rearwardly extending side flanges I1 and an upper flange I8. The rear face of the hood portion is of substantially the same size and shape as the plate I-B, and the edgesof Vit surround and are attached to the flanges I'I and I8. This plate IB is provided `with a Vertical channel I9 terminating in an `opening or recess 20 extending throughthe upper ange I8. A latching plate or strap 2l rests within the channel I9 and has its upper end caught in the opening ;20 and the plates 2| and I6 are held in assembled relation by this engagement and by a screw 22. I. E

This plate 2| is provided with a non-circular opening 23 to receive the outer end of the soap pumping cylinder as will be hereinafter described. The plate 2| has a hook 25 bent backwardly from its surface in position to engage the upper end of the plate as shown at 26. The assembly of plates 2| and |6Yis held on plate I0 by a screwv21.. Y

The hood I2, as here shown, has the general shape of a quadrant of a sphere which may be' slightly flattened on top, which has its central upper portion pressed out as 'shown'at'il to' form" a partial horizontal cylinder providing an outer circular outwardly facing opening inv ajverticalplane, surrounded by a flange 3|).

The pump mechanism comprises a casing3| in which there operates a pump 'plunger 32,' having aisoap discharge port 33. The particular soap pump I prefer to employ forms the subject matter of a separate application for patent filed of even dateherewith. It'will not here Vbe disclosedin detail since thesedetails form no part of the present invention save that the pump casing 3| ts closely within the opening dened by the ange 30, and has its Wall expanded yout- Wardly to` form a shoulder `34 adapted `to t against saidY flange, and continues inwardly to form an extension of larger diameter as shown A pump cylinder 36 has at its front end a flange till-adaptedv to bear Vagainst avwasher 39 which in turn `bears `againstthe reargface of the shoulder 34, thus closing the outer end of casing 3|.

This flange '38 contains .projectingpins 4|) and Y 4| whichY extend into openingsY in tabs 42 and 43 projecting outwardly from the eXtensiQn 35, andat'least one of these tabs is suiciently resilienttoV enable the V.pinsl 40.-4| to be snapped into` place holding the Aparts in assembled position. Y

The inner end ofthe Ycylinder 36 terminates in a non-circular-projection 31 tting within the .Opening 23.` in the plate,2|. this projection being designed by its non-circular shape to `keep `the cylinder Vfrom rotatinggoutpf position., At the base of this projection; the cylinder is provided with a shoulder Ylll adapted tobearagainst the -plate 2| at the periphery of the opening 23. The length of the cylindervl-36 is such that with .the parts in `assembled position, as` shown, the

plate 2|-after being .latched into they opening 20 and brought into engagement with theend ofthe cylinder 361and=drawn into -place` byy the screw-.22, will exert firm pressure to press the cylinder flange I*38, the washer 39' andthe shoulder 34vrmly togethenand hence aiect a vgood seal between 'theparts f The cylinder 36 has a central bore` 45e-con'- centric with the casing 3|, and communicating with the interior of the 'container |3 by. a-tube 4G which extends to the bottom of the container.

This tube isprovided'witha check valve 41 which may be vconveniently formed. vas follows:

`A nipple 48 may be threaded into' thelower end ofthetub'e 46 Ihaving .its upper end 4forn'red tol serve as-a'valve seat in `cooperation withV a ball 49. The upward-inove'mentof the V'ballima'y b'elir'nitin'g by pinchingethe tube as shown in'46a.

ThemechanismA forfholdingthe-container in place isasfollows: fThe plate |0` (see Figure 2) is `bent outwardly toform avertically extending channel 5i),l closed atlits lower end at the'b'ack by arplate 5|, rivetedtofthechannel byfa-'rivet that point so as to form within the channel a vertical guideway 53 in which there slides a slide or locking member 54. These parts are so proportioned that the plate 5| bears against slide 54, to afford a friction between them. The lower end of this locking member is bent in the form of a letter J to provide an upwardly extending lip 55 in position when-the slideis in its upper position, to fit within agrecess 5'6 vin the bottom of the container I3.

To operate the slide there is provided an eccentric 51 pivoted at 58 in an opening in plate 5| which opening' is slottedrhorizontally to provide for the lateral movement of the pivot of the eccentric. This eccentric is carried within a housing 59. I'he lower portion of this housing is circular to fit the periphery of the eccentric 51, andthe'u'pper portion is provided with an opening 6'0 so that the slideY 54 may extend into the interior of the housing and outwardly through the-opening 50, the dimensions being such that the slide `54willengag they upper surface of the eccentric 51 while the' low'a'ce of the Yeccentric engages the circular portion of the casing 59.. The housing 59 is" preferably f soldered or brazed'to the slide 54( The eccentric 51 has an outer reduced` portion '6| surrounded by a spring. 62 attached t -the eccentric Aatoiie lThe tension of the spring. 62 is in such :afdrection as to urgethe eccentric 'tward'bottlellocking position, but 4the friction heretofore referred to upon` the slide 54 'is sufficient to'prevefnt -the spring actually moving the slid.`"' Butif'theslide be moved hand to' its upper position, the eccentric will be 'moved'by the spring 'in a'manner to lock it there;` 'The`eccentricj51is"provided with a squared op'eni'ni'g'fV 66' .into which maybe fitted a key'l 'for the'purpose'ofturningthe eccentric to release th'e container: j M

When it isdesired' to replenish the'soap supply, the operator insertsthekey E1-"and turns it to depress the' f in'ge` 55'." This finger is' "held in its Vdepressed position by the-friction lreferred to permitting the key to be removed. Thebottle 'may now 'be replaced anuafnewi bottle inserted.

nwh'ereupon thenou'singt may pe 4pushed-up with the linger to engagethebot'tie.H During Athis movement, the spring 52 'turnsthe eccentric vin a position to hold "the 5 slide finits-upper, posi?- tion. Thereafter," by 'reaso'n-off'the: facttha't the'eccentrc has reached-adead 'center-fposition, the -bottle is held rrhlyfin pi'acefandcannot be again removed until? released Lbythewkey A preferredv method of attaching-thefwall'plate is as followsz- Thefb'ack surfaceof the-wall plate, which bearsagai-nst the wal1',is 'providedYw-ith a coating *of wateresolu'ble cement, the purpose-vof which is an easy method'cf securing the plate to the wall. The process being similar totheiecalcomania, whereby the lplate will beY submerged in water for speciedtime? to soften-the .cement and thenv merely pressing'fthe: plat'ef'on -thelwall- :and allowingthe'vcenientltoJdiiy Since" certain-changes may;v 'bei-made .in the above construction andldifferentV`v embodiments of the invention .couidi'be'rrade :without departing vfrom the` scope thereof, it is 'ir'iteii'dcdthat claim-s are :infermieri4 to "coverfail-lefutiieegeneri` and specic features of the invention herein 5 described, and all statements of the scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be saidto fall therebetween.

I claim:

1. A soap dispenser comprising a fixture attachable to a vertical wall, a bracket; having devices for `attachment vto said fixture, said bracket having a hood having a downwardly facing opening to receive the upper portion of a container, a container having an outlet extending into said hood, a piston type pump mechanism extending horizontally outward from said hood above said container having a discharge spout at its outer end, and a tube extending down from its inner end into said container, and a mechanism carried by said fixture for engaging the lower end of said container to hold said container in place.

2. A device according to claim 1 in which the mechanism for engaging the bottom end of the container comprises a vertically slidable nnger, said container having a recess in its bottom surface, and said ringer being in position to enga-ge said recess in one position thereof, and to be free from said recess in another position thereof, and an eccentric for engaging said finger for moving it from one position to the other, said eccentric being adapted to be beyond dead center position when said fingeris in engagement with said container.

3. A device according to claim l, in which the mechanism for engaging the bottom end of the container comprises a vertically slidable finger, said container having a recess in its bottom surface, and said finger being in position to engage said recess in one position thereof, and to be free from said recess in another position thereof, and an eccentric for engaging said nger for moving it from one position to the other, said eccentric being adapted to be beyond dead center position when said finger is in engagement with said container, and spring means for urging said eccentric into said position.

4. A soap dispenser comprising in combination, a bracket having a downwardly facing opening and an opening in a vertical plane, a soap dispensing mechanism adapted to extend through said second opening, a plate upon said bracket clamping said mechanism against the periphery of Ysaid opening, said mechanism having a downwardly extending supply tube, a soap container adapted to have its upper end lit within and extend through said first opening and against the periphery thereof and means attachable to a wall having a portion movable from a position to engage said container to hold it in place to a position to release said container.

5. A soap dispenser comprising in combination, a bracket having a downwardly facing opening and an opening in a vertical plane, a soap dispensing mechanism adapted to extend through said second opening, a plate upon said bracket clamping said mechanism against the periphery of said opening, said mechanism having a downwardly extending supply tube, a soap container adapted to have its upper end iit within and extend through said rst opening and against the periphery thereof,said container having a recess in its bottom and means attachable to a wall carrying a finger vertically movable from a lower position to free said container to an upper position extending within said recess to hold said container in place, and means for moving said nger and for locking it in its upper position.

L(i 6. A'soap dispenser comprising in combination, a bracket having a downwardly facing opening and an opening `in a vertical plane, a

soap dispensing mechanism adapted to extend `through said second opening, a plate. upon said` bracket clamping said mechanism :against the periphery of said opening, said mechanism having a downwardly extending supply tube, a soap container adapted to have its upper end t within and extend through said first opening and against the periphery thereof, said container having a recess in its bottom and means attachable to a wall carrying a nger vertically slidable from a lower position to free said container to an upper position extending within said recess to hold said container in place, and an eccentric movably mounted in position to engage said finger to move the same in both directions, and to lock the same in its upper position.

'7. A soap dispenser comprising a fixture attachable to a vertical wall, a bracket having devices for attachment to said iixture, said bracket having a hood having a downwardly facing opening to receive the upper portion of a container within said hood, a dispenser mechanism carried by said bracket having a tube extending down into said container and a mechanism carried by said xture for engaging the lower end of said container to hold said container in place.

8. A soap dispensing mechanism comprising a plate adapted to be attached to a wall, a bracket carrying a hood having an outwardly facing opening and a. downwardly facing opening, a soap dispensing mechanism` extending from the inside outwardly through said outwardly facing opening, means within said hood for clamping said soap dispensing mechanism against the periphery of said outwardly facing opening, a hook within said hood in position to engage said plate, a soap supply bottle adapted to t within and extend upwardly through said downwardly facing opening, means to support said bottle firmly against the periphery of said downwardly facing opening, the parts being sol positioned as to bring said bottle into substantial engagement with said plate, and means concealed by said bottle for holding said hood upon said plate.

9. A lock for a dispenser or the like, comprising a stationary plate having an opening therein, a circular block having an eccentric pivot thereon tting within said opening, a bar slidingly mounted on said plate having an outwardly and upwardly bent end and a housing shaped to nt over said block to hold said outwardly bent end in contact with said block, said housing having an opening through which said upwardly bent end extends, and means upon said block by which it may be turned about said pivot to slide said bar relative to said plate.

10. A lock for a dispenser or the like, comprising a stationary plate having :an opening therein. a circular block having an eccentric pivot thereon tting within said opening, a bar slidingly mounted on said plate having an outwardly and upwardly bent end and a housing shaped to fit over said block to hold said outwardly bent end in contact with said block, said housing having an opening through which said upwardly bent end extends, and means upon said block by which it may be turned about said pivot to slide said bar relative to said plate, and a spring connected to said block to rotate said block to movevsaid bar upwardly.

11. A soap dispenser comprising, a wall plate,

y'zispe'nsing mechanism :attachable tofszrid` plate, UNI. L. Y TENT saidl'plate'ihaving uponifitsxundernside a dried TED STATES A S coating of 'zafwa'teresoluble cement,.a,nd means Number N ame n Date WILLIAM J, DOB-IGN;` 2,206,815 *Horton Jfu1y2, 1940 .REFERENGESCITED- FOREIGN 1=A"`1"EN"1"`S The 'following.refernces'are 'ofir'ecrd jnfthe Numberl Country :Dal/cer 

